Red Canyon

Red Canyon: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Red Canyon

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Red Canyon — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 44.46352, -112.61611. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Red Canyon

• Scott Peak · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~26 km · Must-see
• Diamond Peak · viewpoint · Butte · ~64 km · Must-see
• Bell Mountain · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~66 km · Must-see
• The Riddler · viewpoint · Butte · ~66 km · Must-see
• Big Boy Peak · viewpoint · Butte · ~67 km · Must-see
• Shoshone John Peak · viewpoint · Butte · ~68 km · Must-see
• Nicholson Peak · viewpoint · Butte · ~72 km · Must-see
• Horse Mountain · viewpoint · Clark · ~6 km
• The Thumb · viewpoint · Beaverhead · ~7 km
• Garfield Mountain · viewpoint · Beaverhead · ~8 km
• Middle Creek Butte · viewpoint · Clark · ~12 km
• Fritz Peak · viewpoint · Clark · ~17 km
• Diamond Butte · viewpoint · Beaverhead · ~23 km
• Heart Mountain · viewpoint · Clark · ~24 km
• Black Mountain · viewpoint · Clark · ~25 km
• Webber Peak · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~26 km
• Indian Creek Butte · viewpoint · Clark · ~29 km
• Pinetop Hill · viewpoint · Beaverhead · ~29 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Red Canyon

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Red Canyon

• Scott Peak · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~26 km · Must-see
• Diamond Peak · viewpoint · Butte · ~64 km · Must-see
• Bell Mountain · viewpoint · Lemhi · ~66 km · Must-see
• The Riddler · viewpoint · Butte · ~66 km · Must-see
• Big Boy Peak · viewpoint · Butte · ~67 km · Must-see
• Shoshone John Peak · viewpoint · Butte · ~68 km · Must-see
• Nicholson Peak · viewpoint · Butte · ~72 km · Must-see
• Baldy Mountain · viewpoint · Clark · ~75 km · Must-see
• Saddle Mountain · viewpoint · Butte · ~81 km · Must-see
• Sheep Mountain · viewpoint · Clark · ~89 km · Must-see

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